For the first time since Game 7 of the NBA Finals, Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault will have his starting five at full strength ahead of facing the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Cup semifinals. In time for All-Star Victor Wembanyama's first game since November 14, Isaiah Hartenstein is cleared to play on Saturday . Hartenstein's return comes on the heels of Jalen Williams missing the season's first 19 games due to surgery on his right wrist.

Hartenstein, alongside Chet Holmgren as one-half of a devastating defensive tandem that should cause fits for Wembanyama and the Spurs' frontcourt. Hartenstein and Holmgren do a terrific job of clogging the baseline and protecting the rim, forcing opposing bigs to either shoot or pass out of high-percentage shots.

Offensively, H

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